Application Engineer - Transformers; Mandarin Speaking

Location:

Greater Toronto Area

We are a strategic recruitment agency specializing in connecting skilled professionals with top employers across Canada and the United States. Our holistic approach ensures that both technical and cultural alignment leads to long-term success for all parties involved.

MT Talent Solutions Inc. is proud to partner with a dedicated client to recruit a Application Engineer/Product Manager for a newly created position. This is a highly technical, customer-facing role suited to an Engineer who has developed deep transformer expertise either within a manufacturer/OEM or through an engineering, integration, or consulting organization supporting transformer projects. The successful candidate will work closely with customers, internal engineering teams, manufacturing partners, suppliers, and international stakeholders, including partners in China.

Fluency in Mandarin and English is required, along with the ability to travel to China approximately 2-3 times per year.

• Competitive base salary based on experience
• Benefits
• Room for professional growth and advancement
• Transparent and open communication throughout all levels of the organization with direct access to executive leadership in a collaborative atmosphere

• Provide technical engineering expertise for liquid-filled power transformers and related transformer equipment.
• Review customer specifications, tender documents, technical requirements, drawings, calculations, and transformer data sheets.
• Support the engineering and technical development of transformers ranging from 1-200 MVA and up to 230 kV.
• Review transformer designs and provide technical recommendations related to performance, manufacturability, reliability, and cost.
• Evaluate transformer designs, engineering packages, and technical proposals from manufacturers and suppliers.
• Review Bills of Material (BOMs), engineering drawings, technical documentation, and manufacturing documentation.
• Provide technical guidance related to transformer components, materials, insulation systems, cooling systems, bushings, tap changers, accessories, and mechanical construction.
• Support transformer testing, inspection, commissioning, troubleshooting, and failure/root-cause investigations.
• Ensure engineering solutions comply with applicable CSA, IEEE, ANSI and other relevant industry standards.
• Serve as a technical point of contact for international customers and provide engineering support throughout projects.
• Participate in customer meetings, technical reviews, design reviews, and project discussions.
• Translate customer requirements into clear technical specifications and engineering deliverables.
• Travel to China approximately 2-3 times per year to support manufacturing, supplier relationships, factory acceptance testing, design reviews, quality inspections, and customer/project requirements.
• Work closely with manufacturing teams to ensure transformer designs can be efficiently and reliably manufactured.
• Provide technical support during transformer fabrication, assembly, testing, and shipment.
• Assist with troubleshooting, non-conformances, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Participate in factory inspections and Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT).
• Review manufacturing and quality documentation and identify potential technical issues before they impact project delivery.
• Collaborate with suppliers to evaluate components, resolve technical issues, and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support continuous improvement of transformer designs, engineering processes, and manufacturing practices.
• Participate in design and technical reviews.
• Develop and…